Study On Theme Painting Of Infant Drama In Song Dynasty

The theme of the Infant-play painting is a type of painting which mainly takes children as the drawing subject.The Song Dynasty is the golden age of the development of this kind of painting style,during which has emerged a great number of outstanding painters of the Infant-play painting.The Infant-play painting has not only received favour amongst court painters,but also has many refined scholars and painters prefer drawing children.Su Hanchen,a representative court painter,together with the folk artist Li Song,they have set off an Infant-play painting upsurge during the Song Dynasty.The prosperity of the Infant-play painting in the Song Dynasty has a close relation with its political,economic,and cultural background.Under the political influence of desisting from military activities and encouraging cultural and educational exchanges,the artistic activities organized by literati and scholars were flourishing as never before.Meanwhile,the prevalence of folk culture during the Song Dynasty has somehow impacted the development of the Infant-play painting.The Song Dynasty is a milestone in the development of the art of painting,on the basis of the Tang Dynasty,the Song Dynasty was more detailed in the division of the painting,in addition to flowers and birds,landscapes and figures,it started a new painting style of depicting the secular culture life.The Infant-play painting was independent of the figure painting,it has formed a unique artistic appearance with the combination of secular painting.The first chapter of this dissertation summarizes the basic historical and cultural background of the Song Dynasty;the second chapter explains various children’s hair ornaments,clothing,toys and games of the Infant-play painting in the Song Dynasty;the third chapter deeply analyzes the composition,shape,color and other aspects by combining the artistic expression Infant-play painting in the Song Dynasty;the fourth chapter mainly focuses on the influence of the Infant-play painting for the later generations,including the impact on the Yuan,Ming,Qing Dynasty,contemporary paintings and inheritance and breakthrough of the later Infant-play painting in the Song Dynasty.The Infant-play painting can reflect the characteristics of the era of the Song Dynasty,through the study of the Infant-play painting in the Song Dynasty not only helps us to better understand the history of the Song Dynasty,but also allows us revivify the original history of the Song Dynasty to the world through painting.Besides,it will help us greatly in the creation of painting in future,and it also has a profound and lasting influence on the contemporary creation of the Infant-play painting.